Sending up prayers for Ukraine
My heart is crushed for all the thousands suffering this very moment. Besides all the natural disasters, there’s the horror and sadness of many...
A God who weeps, and is with you
John’s gospel is unique in that before the events of Holy Week, it gives us a sneak peak of what is to come. In...
Prepare for your next adventure
For most of my adult life, I have been studying the life of Jesus and His disciples. Like a hungry bloodhound following the scent...
Yoders cooking up family time, lessons
Cooking styles come and go in spurts at our house. I enjoy paging through cooking magazines with creative ideas by other cooks. However, in...
No loose change: What do you believe?
Although it’s a breakup song, and has nothing to do with the Bible, the song “Loose Change” by the Highwomen is what pops into...
Are you living on ‘O.P.’ faith?
When I was a student at THE Ohio State University (back before The Flood), I had a roommate (let’s call him Bill!) who used...
Faith factor for Ohio family funeral
No matter how we try, it’s impossible to avoid it altogether. Death is not naturally a pleasant part of life, and we avoid it...
Like in Arizona, botched baptisms roiled Michigan church
DETROIT (AP) — One word caught the ear of a young priest a few years ago when his father shared a video of his...
Racial unity: Merged Southern congregation sets an example
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — Troy Savage says Martin Luther King Jr.’s decades-old criticism of the racial divide in the U.S. church still rings true...
Keeping your eye on Him
Well, this past weekend saw the climax of the professional football season. The Super Bowl was played, and, in the humble opinion of this...
